title: Long-term results of vestibulo-plasty of the mandible.
abstract: This is a preliminary report on the long-term results of vestibulo- and mouth-floor-plasty. From 1968 until the present time, more than 200 patients with mandibular atrophy have been treated. All patients underwent vestibulo- and mouth-floor-plasty with skin-grafting. The purposes of this investigation, which was done in the Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery in co-operation with the Prosthodontic Department, were: (a) to determine the rate of resorption of the mandible after vestibulo-plasty; (b) to determine the histological behaviour of the skin-grafts; and (c) to investigate the number of mental nerve disturbances and achieve an impression of the overall result of this surgical procedure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000473:pathology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014727:Vestibuloplasty / Q000379:methods*